MatraSport Forum

From time to time, interesting videos are posted on the www featuring Matras.

A few of us enjoy watching them, so please post here if you come across one worth watching.

A good place to start is of course the YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/).

I have two favorites there:

Interview with Henri Pescarolo about his famous crash in the Matra 640: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCv0QqxKEiw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCv0QqxKEiw)

And this one showing a wonderfully tuned J. P. Beltoise Murena on a mountain rally track:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_dzVCHeH54 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_dzVCHeH54)

So... go on! start digging! :)

Cheers,
Anders

I've a dvd called "la course en bleu", ou quelque chose comme cela ...

Half of it is on Matra . The other half on another little blue french car  :D

But my favorites are here
1) With my 1975 Bagheera S on Spa Francorchamps tracks : http://naze2ooo.free.fr/images/spa_petit_avant_gout.mpg (http://naze2ooo.free.fr/images/spa_petit_avant_gout.mpg)
2) With my 1979 Bagheera X on the same location  ;D http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=_zCBm7h-D5I (http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=_zCBm7h-D5I)

I can try to extract some part of this DVD

my god that J. P. Beltoise Murena sounds awesome !!!
I wonder if its the 2.2 they have made go like that...

Looks like a nice little drive you had there :D


AFAIK yes, I think it's a Sodemo tuned 2.2, bored to 2.5 and turbo charged to 360 hp :D

Doesn't sound turbo charged to me..

I think you are right, it's a group 4 Murena - they were N/A with very hot cams. I just re-watched the video and it stikes me that it's new - notice the Feu-Vert posters: I doubt if that business existed in the 80's and if they did, I'm sure they didn't have the same logo as they have today. This must be one of the actual cars that Politecnic used to run - wonderful! :D

The Club-Arnage forum whom we share the server wih (http://www.clubarnage.com/forum/index.php?topic=6199.0)  has this one from the US in the 60'ies - it has two Matra 650's, one of them fighting for the lead:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4867317109576108917&q=CHAPARRAL&hl=en

/Lennart

Just found this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUYFzHu2y6I&eurl=http://video.google.fr/videosearch?gbv=2&ndsp=20&hl=fr&q=matra%20murena%20%20trophee&ie=UTF-8&saiurl=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/qUYFzHu2y6I/hqdefault.jpg

I like the turn with the yellow Bagheera and the gold Murena at 4:03, especially the way the Bagheera seems to handle the turn.
Pity we don't have any snow here now...!

M660 Le Mans Classic 2008  (with the 1972-winner bodywork ?) :

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7p1vq_matra66001carrosserie670courteleman_auto

I really must arrange for a "Classic" visit someday ...

/Lennart

Me too! What a wonderfully screaming Matra! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiZILK1ssXY

:o)

Has anyone managed to find any original rally/rally cross or ice racing footage yet, I had a look and didnt find anything.

Bagheera on "Die Ludolfs"

(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/xB0TYGPAB84/default.jpg)

1-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoHkKHOIiqA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoHkKHOIiqA)
2-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJKQEgOaVMQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJKQEgOaVMQ)
3-?
4-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB0TYGPAB84 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB0TYGPAB84)
5-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbgtiwCw8WU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbgtiwCw8WU)

I know I shouldnt say this.........but I think I would end up in the silver capri instead...... well... if its a v6 of cause.. ;)

I just came across this one today - very nice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng7i5eHx0VU

Here is a very distastful clip from the 1980's. It shows our unsavoury English past. Thankfully most of this behaviour is now behind us, although only yesterday we had a headlining episode between West Ham and Milwall. It made the headlines because this is now not the norm. A good friend of mine who supports Tottenham alterted me to the Matra at the 2.16 point. I've looked at it and can't say for sure what it is. It is the black car. To me it looks like a Bagheera. Is it? What do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGENjbaxu2M

I must congratulate your sharp-eyed friend.  I would never have spotted that if I wasn't looking for a Matra.  I have to agree that it's a Bagheera though.  By the way, when are we going to see the Le Mans video on YouTube?

Hello Peter,

It looks very modern compared to the other vehicles around it. I tend to agree that it is indeed a Bagheera.

As to the Le Mans special, as you know Roy copied it onto my memory stick in Wales but I have lost the damn thing somehow. Along with my years accounts on the same stick! I think it would be too long for YouTube at 16 minutes. Also I haven't got permission to post it from Roy. I think it would be better to post an edited version as and when. It is a good one though. Watch this space.

Since I am new to this site there is a chance these videos have been shown before... But its still a nice little introduction to the Matra history.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHFJaMD6B6Q&feature=fvw
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0b7T11Qrlg&feature=related
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7uWUntRIio&NR=1

Enjoy :)

/// Lanng

My children gave me a framed signed photo of Jackie Stewart in a Matra Ford for X-mas which is great. The seller said is was possibly taken at Brands Hatch , but was not sure. I thought it was Graham Hill Bend before it was altered? The car I knew was a 1969 MS10 Matra Ford from a poster in my study. Then much to my amazement I had a small photo of this actual car at the event taken by a neighbours brother.  I turned the photo over and he had even written on it "Matra Ford Winner of Race of Champs 1969 Jackie Stewart". A quick search on the internet confirmed this race and photo's were infact all from Brands Hatch.

See attachements
 
Play the clip on this link below. Absolutely brilliant and just look at the crowds and the safety!  :o
 
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=45724

Cheers,

G.P.
 

Just received this email with interesting links:
(I'm hoping that this might bring Pescarolo back to Le Mans Classic ... in a M670!)


Hello !

Recently, I have seen some new french stuff about the winning M670 in Le Mans 1972.

1) le dossier de presse

   http://www.museematra.com/?p=454

2) la galerie de photos Endurance-Info.com

   http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/galerie-photo.php?page=575&np=1

3) la vid\351o "back to the past" with Henri Pescarolo himself and the M670

   http://videos.tf1.fr/jt-13h/retour-vers-le-passe-pour-pescarolo-6071924.html

I wish you all the best and thank you again for your nice website.


Racing Regards
Daniel Portenier

Prescott Speed Hillclimb 2010 courtesy of Titus Taylor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRcXpJr8P58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVnEymwlIRE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yGFo0N0WzI
 
  
 

Please take a look at The Matra Enthusiasts Club on tour 2002. Follow them round a lap of the great circuit, hope you enjoy.

This should be the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmbLacNMJ54

However if this fails just search  - CLassic Le Mans 2002 Matra Lap

Got the dust of this topic.
Murena in a British rallycross.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNa7Dewju6Q